talk idly
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Imagining herself in Chelsea's predicament, Monica used to talk idly, Ginsburg says, about "poor Chelsea" having to live in a college dorm with Secret Service agents nearby.
From Time Magazine Archive
Old man, you talk idly, as in time of peace, while war is at hand.
From The Iliad by Homer
To talk of adding lustre to the name of Wollaston by their medal, is to talk idly.
From Reflections on the Decline of Science in England by Charles Babbage
Tattle, tat′l, n. trifling talk or chat.—v.i. to talk idly or triflingly: to tell tales or secrets.—n. idle talk.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
"Boy, boy," said the veteran, averting his face to conceal the working of his muscles, "you talk idly; my word is now plighted to my kinsman Kit, and thy scheme is impracticable."
From The Pilot by James Fenimore Cooper
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